Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Nancy Drew, a teenager with a gift for observation and deduction, has moved to the small town of River Heights with her father, Carson. Struggling to fit in at her new high school, she becomes drawn into a mystery surrounding an old Victorian house, where strange occurrences have raised suspicions about the sisters who live there. With help from her friends George and Bess, Nancy sets out to uncover what is really going on while finding her place in the community.

The film is directed by Katt Shea, whose earlier work includes Poison Ivy and The Rage: Carrie 2; this 2019 release came before her 2022 film Rescued by Ruby. It was written by John Herrera and Nina Fiore and produced by Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Kleeman and Chip Diggins. Sophia Lillis plays Nancy, with Sam Trammell as her father, Andrew Matthew Welch as Deputy Patrick, Linda Lavin as Flora, Zoe Renee as George Fayne and Mackenzie Graham as Bess Marvin.

Made in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures with A Very Good Production and Red 56, the crime and family mystery runs 89 minutes. On IMDb it holds a rating of 5.7 from around 5,800 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.3 from roughly 263 votes, suggesting modest but somewhat warmer viewer response there than on IMDb.